The Diary of a Young Girl

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The Diary of a Young Girl

By: Anne Frank - 6-8th grade

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Anne Frank. Diary of a Young Girl. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group: New York, 1996 , Pages: 352, Reading Level: 6th grade and up, Lexile: 1080L, Ages: 12 and up, Genre: Diaries and Journals

In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed, they and another family lived in the "Secret Annex" of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. But turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short. This is a great book to read to students in middle school. In history when they are first learning about big events that have occurred they will come across the Holocaust and this is a great way to show the Jews perspective. This would be great to have group journals where the students will individually write their own journals and discuss within their groups what they thought about it.

Rating System

Rating	Description of rating
3 6-8	Excellent book!  Run out right now and buy it!!! This book has strong vocabulary for the proper age of the student. Has a lot of illustrations and students can make a connection within the book. This book has a beginning, middle, and end. And teachers can easily incorporate this book within their classroom.
2 3-5	Good book.  You want to read this one. This book has normal vocabulary that the student will already know at their age. Has a little bit of illustrations and students will make a connection within the book sometimes. This book has a beginning, middle, and end. And teachers can maybe incorporate this book within their classroom.
1 K-2	This book is okay, you might like this one. This book doesn't have strong vocabulary for the student's proper age. Has no illustrations and students aren't able to make a strong connection within the book. This book is missing either a beginning, middle, or end. And teachers can't incorporate a strong lesson from the book.